SECTION FOUR
Join Drew Youngedyke and the crew from NWF for
breakfast and learn what one of the United State’s larg-
est, private, nonprofit conservation organizations has
been doing.
8:30am – 11:30am--Conference Registration Table
Open.
8:30am – 11:30am--Press Room Open.
8:30am--Busses depart for DU Great Plains Region
Headquarters.
range.
12:15pm--Busses depart for Shooting Day Activities.
1:00pm – 3:30pm--USCCA Shooting Day:
--The shooting day committee from United States
Concealed Carry Association has put together an action
packed afternoon at the range. Visit with some of the
top shooting industry representatives while experienc-
ing hands on instruction with the newest products in
the world of shooting sports.
3:45pm--Busses depart for Hotel.
9:00am--Spouse Tour Departs.
9:00am – 11:00am--Seminars & DU Property Tours.
--Conference attendees will be welcomed to the DU
GPR by Steve Adair, Director of Operations, Ducks
Unlimited Great Plains Region and Chris Sebastian,
Communications Coordinator, Ducks Unlimited Great
Lakes/Atlantic Region and then members can attend
the following breakout sessions:
Breakout 1: Tour the Great Plains regional
office. Includes: A peek inside a major conservation
organization, including hands-on look at engineering,
biology and on-the-ground conservation planning.
Breakout 2: Importance of prairies to your
ducks. This presentation will explain why the Prairie
Pothole Region is responsible for so many ducks across
the continent, including the Great Lakes. Learn why
ducks do what they do.
Breakout 3: Hunting the prairies. Different
than big water hunting in the Great Lakes, this shows
the gear and tactics you need to be successful in the
duck factory of North America.
Breakout 4: Greatest threats and opportunities
to wetlands. Wetlands offer amazing benefits to not just
wildlife, but people. This talk explains those benefits,
while exploring how people are the greatest threat to
wetlands and prairies.
5:15pm--Busses Depart for RAM Trucks Evening Away
and AIC Awards.
5:30pm – 9:00pm--Ram Trucks Reception/Dinner &
Ducks Unlimited/Honda AIC Program.--Enjoy dinner
in the shadow of life size dinosaurs and thousands of
other fascinating archeological and Native American
artifacts. Once we have enjoyed a tour of the museum
and a wonderful meal, the annual Awards in Craft Cer-
emony will honor the best of the best in the Outdoor
Communications business, sponsored by Honda and
Ducks Unlimited. Before you leave the museum, don’t
forget to get your “Sloth Selfie”.
9:00pm - Midnight--Kentucky Lake Hospitality Room.
--Join 2020 conference contenders Chris and Elena
from the Kentucky Lake CVB as they bring a little Blue
Grass State and Land Between the Lakes Hospitality to
Bismarck.
Wednesday, September 12
7:00am – 8:30am -Case Knives Newsmaker Breakfast.
--W.R. Case Knives will be well represented this morn-
ing by Fred Feightner. Join Fred for some breakfast and
a little Case Knives history.
8:30am – 2:30pm--Press Room Open.
11:00am – 12:00pm--NSSF Shooting Day Luncheon.
--The National Shooting Sports Foundation is once
again our gracious host for lunch. So enjoy a hearty
helping of BBQ before heading out to the shooting
8:45am – 11:30am--Learn It Sessions.
8:45am – 10:45am--State of the Art Communications
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